History audiobooks

Historia del Perú: Una guía fascinante de la historia peruana, desde la civilización chavín y otras antiguas civilizaciones andinas hasta el presente, pasando por el Imperio incaico

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Luis Trumper

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Perú es una tierra de majestuosidad y maravillas donde confluyen mitos, leyendas e historia. Y este libro le ofrece un asiento en primera fila.Perú es una tierra que, para muchos, parece lejana y distante. Incluso para quienes viven relativamente cerca geográficamente, Perú puede parecer fuera de su alcance. Después de todo, Perú está situado en... Read more

Pompey the Great: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Roman General Who Lost the Civil War to Julius Caesar

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Thanks to Caesar’s victory in the civil war, Pompey is mostly remembered not for being one of Rome’s greatest generals, but for being defeated by Caesar and then ignominiously murdered after he fled to Egypt, where the boy pharaoh Ptolemy XIII decapitated Pompey and offered his head to Caesar as a gift. Although Caesar was there chasing... Read more

Human History: 1000 Interesting Facts About Humans from Ancient Times to the Present

By: Ahoy Publications

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the fascinating history of the world with 1,000 interesting facts!1000 Interesting Facts About Human History is an in-depth exploration of human history from 200,000 BCE to the present day. Discover how early humans migrated across landmasses, the inventions revolutionized society and helped propel humanity forward, the rise of... Read more

Von Harry Truman bis Jimmy Carter

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Harry Truman, Martin Luther King, Meville Chamberlain, Robert Schuman, Yassiry Arafat, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Valerie Giscard d'Estaing, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Konrad Adenauer, Jimmy Carter. Read more

Michael Schumacher: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Schumacher, deutsche Rennsportlegende und tragische Figur: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

The Elephant Man

By: Frederick Treves

Narrated by: Edward E. French

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a story in Victorian England of how in 1884 Frederick Treves, Surgeon and Lecturer in Anatomy at the London Hospital arranged for the "Elephant Man" (whose distorted grotesque face and deformed body made him a "freak") to visit the medical college next to the hospital for the purpose of a lecture. They would later become friends and... Read more

Von Bill Haley bis Ritchie Valens

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Ralf Erkel

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, Ritchie Valens. Read more

Die Kultur der Maya: Ein fesselnder Überblick über die Geschichte der Maya von der olmekischen Herrschaft über das alte Mexiko bis zur Ankunft Hernán Cortés’ und der spanischen Eroberung

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Marko Kraft

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Gibt es die Maya noch?Welche Bedeutung hat die Entdeckung von Chichén Itzá?Wie ist diese mächtige Kultur untergegangen?Wenn Sie Antworten auf diese faszinierenden Fragen suchen, dann lesen Sie weiter ...Die Maya schufen eine erstaunliche Gesellschaft voller Überraschungen, die uns rätseln lassen, wie diese Menschen entstanden sind und... Read more

Diabolical Democracy Debunked

By: Gregory Heary

Narrated by: Omar Abu

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you ever wonder if modern democracy truly aligns with religious teachings? Can a system like Shariah law offer a more just governance according to divine principles? This book holds the key to understanding these pressing questions.
Navigating the complex interplay between democracy and religion, this book critically examines the contrasts and... Read more

The Trial of Oscar Wilde (Dramatic Reading) - Abridged

By: Anonymous

Narrated by: Various

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Trial of Oscar Wilde (Dramatic Reading)
Discover a Landmark Legal Drama Like Never BeforeStep into the courtroom of history with the Digital Audiobook of "The Trial of Oscar Wilde (Dramatic Reading)" by Anonymous. This powerful and gripping audiobook transports you to the sensational trials that captivated the world and ultimately led to the... Read more

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

By: Benjamin Franklin

Narrated by: Anna Isaksen

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on an auditory adventure with The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, narrated to immerse you in the life of one of America’s pivotal Founding Fathers. This isn't just a story; it's a journey through Franklin's remarkable rise from humble beginnings to becoming an inventor, writer, and statesman. With vivid narration, Franklin's trials,... Read more

Steffi Graf: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Steffi Graf, deutsche Tennislegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Von Gotthold Ephraim Lessing bis Günter Grass

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Heinrich von Kleist, Heinrich Heine, Theodor Fontane, Hermann Hesse, Erich Maria Remarque, Bertolt Brecht, Erich Kästner, Heinrich Böll, Günter Grass. Read more

L'Utilitarisme - Abridged

By: John Stuart Mill

Narrated by: Joffrey Lorre

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Plongez dans l'œuvre emblématique de John Stuart Mill, "L'Utilitarisme", un classique incontournable de la philosophie morale. Publié pour la première fois en 1863, ce livre explore en profondeur le concept de l'utilitarisme, une théorie éthique qui propose que l'action la plus juste est celle qui maximise le bonheur et minimise la... Read more

Titanic: SOS: Me uppoamme!

By: Maailman historia

Narrated by: Pertti Huuskonen

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Titanicin kohtalonhetket. On vuosi 1912 ja White Star Line-varustamon ylpeydenaihe, ihmeellinen RMS Titanic lähtee neitsytmatkalleen kohti New Yorkia. Uppoamattomaksi kehuttu, maailman merien ylellisin alus kantaa mukanaan ihmisiä ja unelmia, ja ilmassa on kuin taikaa. Onhan Titanic jotain sellaista, mitä ei ole ennen nähty. Pian haaveiden... Read more

Borderlines

By: Lewis Baston

Narrated by: Richard Attlee

Length: 11 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

'Beautiful. A true gem... [his] unique take on human nature through the history and heritage of the borderlands ends up being deeply moving.' - IRISH INDEPENDENT

'Thrillingly unique, knowledgeable, perceptive and profound' IAN DUNT

'A light-footed journey along the fault lines of history.' KATJA HOYER

The history of Europe told through twenty-nine... Read more

The Forever War

By: Nick Bryant

Narrated by: Nick Bryant

Length: 12 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Forever War written and read by Nick Bryant.

‘This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.’ — Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC’s Today programme and Americast

‘Unflinching and insightful.’ — Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent

‘A perceptive look at America’s... Read more

Rumunia. Albastru, ciorba i wino

By: Agnieszka Krawczyk

Narrated by: Aida Boral

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Czy to prawda, że w Rumunii kradło się panny młode? Który światowej sławy projektant mody przywłaszczył sobie narodowy skarb, czyli rumuńską bluzkę? Kto wpadł na pomysł, by błękitem ożywić… nagrobki na Wesołym Cmentarzu? Rumunia kojarzy nam się głównie z Drakulą, który nie pijał wina – a szkoda, bo ten kraj słynie z wybornych czerwonych... Read more

Rooman tuhatvuotinen valtakunta

By: Maailman historia

Narrated by: Jussi Puhakka

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Tuhatvuotisen valtakunnan loisto ja tuho. Roomalaisten omien uskomusten mukaan Rooman kaupunki perustettiin vuonna 753 eaa. Kaupunki kasvoi yhdeksi historian suurimmista imperiumeista, jonka ylivoimainen sotamahti, arkitehtuurilliset saavutukset, rikkaudet ja lopullinen tuho kiehtovat yhä edelleen. Lähde mukaan matkaan Rooman valtakuntaan... Read more

Worrell

By: Simon Lister

Narrated by: Mendez

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero'
Sir Clive Lloyd 

The brilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell had to wait until 1960 to become the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team, denied for a decade by the elitism, insularity and racism of Caribbean cricket’s rulers. When his chance finally came, Worrell... Read more

La silla embrujada

By: Alejandro Rosas & Carlos Silva

Narrated by: Carlos Rivapalacio & Erick Trujillo

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

«La silla presidencial está embrujada. Cualquier persona buena que se siente en ella se convierte en mala.» -Emiliano Zapata En 2024 México cumple 200 años de haber adoptado la república como forma de gobierno. Y a pesar de intentar resolver —durante dos siglos— la sucesión presidencial a través del voto libre, la democracia ha resultado un... Read more

Rubicon

By: Tom Holland

Narrated by: Tom Holland

Length: 14 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

'The bloodstained drama of the last decades of the Roman republic... is told afresh with tremendous wit, narrative verve and insight'

'I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Holland not just for reminding me of the great figures who bestrode the Roman world - Pompey and Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Caesar - but for explaining what it was that made Rome... Read more

Take My Grief Away

By: Katerina Gordeeva

Narrated by: Sasha Alexis, Kristin Atherton & Chris Thompson

Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

In the darkest of times, in the midst of it all, a journalist has one single task: to document everything that is happening. It is time to slow down and listen to the voice of a human being.

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since that day, prize-winning independent journalist Katerina Gordeeva has travelled... Read more

Woke: The Journey of a Word

By: Matthew Syed

Narrated by: Matthew Syed

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Matthew Syed traces the origins and evolution of the word 'woke’

Once a watchword for African Americans in the early 1900s, 'woke' is now used as an insult across the political spectrum, and it has become synonymous with our era of angry debate. As the word has spread, what people mean by it has become less clear than ever. Award-winning... Read more